https://ru.krymr.com/a/29307174.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29308122.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/29310955.html
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2018/06/21/7184111/
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/21Jun2018/nytimes/torture.html
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3663572
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3663257
Aside from being a sporting event of global significance, this is a major P.R. victory for President Putin and his entourage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/opinion/world-cup-russia-torture-putin.html
The World Cup is the perfect stage for Russia to show it respects human rights.
https://focus.ua/opinions/400258/